P (or no letter): minted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania D: minted in Denver, Colorado S: minted in San Fransisco, California
The P or D denote where the coin was made. P=Philadelphia Pennsylvania, D=Denver Colorado. If by "gold coin" you're referring to the Sacajawea dollar, it's brass, not gold - just golden colored.
If you mean a mint mark on the reverse of the coin, it's a D or S but not a P. Please look at the coin again.
A coin collection is called, well, a coin collection. The hobby of collecting coins is called numismatics.
The letter on quarters represents which mint facility produced the coin. "P" stands for Philadelphia Mint and "D" stands for Denver Mint. These marks help identify where the coin was minted.
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its a mint mark, the letter indicates where the coin was made P = Philadelphia, D = Denver
No U.S. One Cent coin will have a "P" mintmark only a "D" or "S."
The Lincoln cent does not use a "P" mint mark. The coin was struck in Philadelphia.
Depends if it is d p or s
A mint-mark on a coin is a letter designating the location of the mint where the coin was made. "D" for Denver, "P" for Philadelphia, "S" for San Francisco.
State quarters have a P or D mint mark to indicate where the coin was minted. The P mint mark signifies that the coin was minted at the Philadelphia Mint, while the D mint mark indicates that the coin was minted at the Denver Mint. This system helps track the production and distribution of coins across different mint facilities.
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